quality zombie flick

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2003)

I know everybody out there is saying that this genre and style of film has been already covered, but I urge you to look again. This film packs a mighty punch for its limited budget and resources. It was completely shot on digital cameras ( hence the grainy, unfiltered texture of the film)and boosts a cast of relative unknowns (barring Eccleston and Gleeson). In the title role Irish actor Killian Murphy excels himself, playing a recently awoken coma victim in an empty world.
Beyond the cast the direction itself is top notch with Danny Boyle extracting every ounce of tension from each scene. To add to this there is an excellent accompanying soundtrack featuring Godspeed you Black emperor and Brian Eno to name but a few. I have seen my fair share of zombie films and this film is perhaps one of the best. It does have shortcomings (how can any virus take hold so quickly?, why are the human army always the real bad guys?) but beyond this it is a very watchable and enjoyable movie. 8/10